
pitchfork



pitch‧fork /ˈpɪtʃfɔːk $ -fɔːrk/ noun [countable]
pitchfork verb [transitive]
دوشاخه، چنگال، شانه، پنجه
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English DictionaryI. pitch‧fork1 /ˈpɪtʃfɔːk $ -fɔːrk/
noun [countable] a farm tool with a long handle and two long curved metal points, used especially for lifting
hay (=dried grass) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. pitchfork2 verb [transitive] British English to put someone suddenly into a situation for which they are not properly prepared
pitchfork somebody into something
She was pitchforked into power by the early death of her husband James V. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
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